Narrating the OPAC: How Can Storytelling and Narrative Analysis Improve the User-Friendliness of the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 10am CDT…
Category: Libraries
I don’t just mean out on the floor of the library, I mean really in public, like in the local paper (or their Web site),…
Funny how the library lost this case… Salem Library Director Glenda Wofford told Hunter the websites could only be unblocked if [the patron] had a…
But at this moment in nascent e-book history, is “ownership” really so vital? Is it really practical for public libraries to try to reform the…
Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them…
Last week I was delivering an eReaders workshop at the Beatrice Public Library in Beatrice, NE and on the way out at the end of…
One of our librarians here in Nebraska sent me the following e-mail asking for my assistance. With her permission I’m posting it here looking for…
Take a look at the cover of the new Neal Stephenson door-stopper shown right. Ok, now let’s search for the title Readme in Amazon.com. Here’s…
My wife tells me lots of stories of patrons at the public library. Many of which do not surprise me in the least given the…